5 EFL Goalscorer Tips - 4/3/23

Huddersfield Town host high-flying Coventry City at the John Smith’s Stadium this Saturday, where both teams need all three points, though for vastly different reasons. The Terriers currently sit within the relegation zone on 31 points, four points from safety, whereas Coventry sit a cosy tenth, just five points from the Play-offs.

Viktor Gyokeres has been a revelation for Coventry this season, having only scored three goals in his 30 appearances for Coventry before this season. The Swedish forward has scored 15 goals as well as five assists this season in 34 appearances.

Coventry went goalless in a 0 - 0 draw with Preston in their mid-week game, a somewhat unusual thing for this Coventry team. They’ve only not scored ten times this season, meaning that the tie with Huddersfield may be a goal-fest, with Gyokeres being a likely candidate for the scoresheet.

Top of the table Burnley travels to relegation-threatened Blackpool this weekend for a game that should guarantee a couple goals. With an already 12-point gap to second place, three points at Bloomfield Road would only put Vincent Kompany’s side in even more control.

Blackpool, however, need all the points they can get, with only 31 points to their name. Though only three points from safety, all three relegation zone sides sit on the same number of points, making a win even more crucial.

Nathan Tella has been one of Burnley’s many standout performers in this strong Championship campaign that has seen them lose just twice. Tella has scored 12 of Burnley’s 68 goals, making him their top scorer as well as the fourth-highest scorer in the Championship this season.

With Burnley averaging two goals every game, and Tella averaging 0.55 goals per 90 minutes, the likelihood of the Englishman finding the back of the net very high.

The Abbey Stadium hosts Cambridge United and Portsmouth this Saturday, a tie that should promise some attacking flare. Cambridge have been underwhelming so far this season, sitting deep within the League One relegation zone on just 29 points and one win and four losses in their last five games. The visitors are fairing a better up in tenth on a healthy 48 points with a strong three wins in their last five games.

Colby Bishop has shaped up to be a massive signing for Portsmouth, as he joined Portsmouth this summer from fellow League One team Accrington Stanley. Bishop has grabbed 13 goals and four assists in 32 games, meaning the 26-year-old has 0.44 goals per 90 minutes and a goal conversion rate of 31%.

The last time these two teams met this season it was a five-goal thrashing, with Portsmouth winning 4 - 1 and taking all three points. Bishop was also on the scoresheet that day, a feat he is likely to repeat this weekend.

Ipswich Town host Burton Albion at the Portman Road Stadium this Saturday with three points being important for both sides’ aspirations for the season. Ipswich sit in third place currently with 63 points, putting them eight points behind the leaders but only four points ahead of the last Play-off place. Burton Albion, however, sit a disappointing 18th on 35 points. Though, this is importantly, five points ahead of the last relegation zone spot.

Ipswich are the most attacking team in League One, meaning this tie should deliver on the goals. Kieran McKenna’s side have scored 61 goals so far this season, which averages at 1.85 goals per game. Conor Chaplin is the current top scorer for Ipswich on 14 goals and three assists in 32 appearances, 161 minutes per goal and a 60% shot accuracy.

Though he wasn’t the scorer last time these teams met, Marcus Harness scoring the only goal in a 1 - 0 win back in August, it's likely he will find himself on the scoresheet this weekend.

Bradford City welcomes Colchester United to the Valley Parade this Saturday for a potential goal-fest. The hosts sit in a comfortable sixth in League Two on 54 points, only six points off of second-place Stevenage, with four wins and a loss in their last five games. On the other hand, Colchester are down in 19th on 35 points with a single win, two draws and two losses in their last five League Two appearances.

Bradford City themselves aren’t the most attacking side, scoring the ninth most goals in League Two thus far. However, of their 40 goals, 18 of them came from a single source, League Two top scorer, Andy Cook. The 32-year-old has a goal every 117 minutes and a goal conversion rate of 35%.

Though Colchester actually won this fixture earlier on in the season, each team’s momentum has taken different directions. Tom Eastman’s 97th-minute goal was enough to win then, but this time a Bradford City win and a Cook goal is far more likely.

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